Clive School Family Handbook 2022-23
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Clive School Family Handbook 2022-23
Table of Contents
Contacting Clive School- page 3
Absences/Lates- page 3
Daily Schedule- page 4
Clive School Parent Pact- page 5
Student Registration and Information-page 6
Age of Admission to Kindergarten- page 6
Fees- page 7
School Social Worker- page 7
School Photos- page 8
School Newsletter- page 8
Transportation of Students in Private Vehicles- page 8
Clive School Council- page 8
Clothing-page 9
Health and Well-Being of Students and Staff- page 9
Nutrition- page 10
Grade 6 Outdoor Camp- page 10
Emergency Response Plan/ Early Dismissal Policy/ Inclement Weather-Page 11
School Volunteers- page 11
Student Information- pages 12-13
Clive School Code of Conduct- pages 14-19
Traffic Safety-page 20
Safety of Children- FAIR NOTICE- page 21
Jr. High Awards- page 22-23
Appropriate Use of Technology- page 23
Calendar of Events 2021-22 pages 24-26
Provincial Achievement Test Schedule Page 27
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Contacting Clive School:
Student Absences: To inform the school of a student absence, please call the school office at 403-784-3354 (you can press 8 to leave a message.)
Clive School’s telephone system enables parents and the community to contact staff directly and/or leave a message on their voice mail. Dial 403-784-3354 and enter the extension of the person to whom you wish to speak. (A directory is offered if you don’t know the extension number).
Principal: Mr. Ted Jardine ext. 4343
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Abbey Cruikshank 4013
NOTE: You can also phone Clive School at 403-784-3354 to reach reception and be transferred to a staff member’s extension or voicemail. If there is an important message that needs to get to your child, please phone the school office.
Late Students: Students who arrive late to school, either in the morning or after lunch (after the 8:25 or 12:50 bell) MUST report to the office. They will be given a “late slip” to present to their teacher.
Telephone Calls During Instructional Time:
Please note that telephone calls during class time can disrupt student learning; thus we ask that telephone calls to students and staff during class time be limited to cases of urgency. Teachers, EAs and our School Social Worker all have voicemail for non-urgent matters. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
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DAILY SCHEDULE
8:00 AM Clive School Office is open
8:10 AM Clive School is open to students**
8:24 AM Warning Bell
8:25 AM Students in class
8:25 AM Announcements and Morning Attendance
8:25 AM Period One
8:55 AM Period Two
9:25 AM Period Three
9:55 AM Period Four
10:25-10:40 AM Morning Recess
10:41 AM Period Five
11:11 AM Period Six
11:41 AM Period Seven
12:11-12:26 PM Lunch
12:26-12:51 PM Noon Break
12:52 PM Afternoon attendance
12:52 PM Period Eight
1:23 PM Period Nine
1:54 PM Period Ten
2:25 PM Period Eleven
3:00 PM Dismissal
3:30 PM Clive School Office is closed
**We ask that all students arrive at the school AFTER 8:10 AM as this is the time that supervision at our school commences. As well, due to supervision concerns, students should have left the school building by 3:10 PM, unless they are staying for staff-supervised extracurricular activities.
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Clive School Parent Pact
“Together we’re better!”
In our quest to serve our vision, a partnership must exist between home and school. Research has shown that children are more likely to have successful school experiences if their parents are involved in their education. Please take the time to read through, and commit to, the Parent Pact to ensure the success of your child.
o Grades K-3: 15 to 20 minutes (basically home reading)
o Grades 4-6: up to 30 minutes (assuming ongoing work on long term projects)
o Grades 7-9: about 45 minutes
Only through the commitment of students, parents and staff can the above be accomplished.
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Student Registration and Information
When students are registered for the first time, legal proof of their name, citizenship and birth date is required. Documentation is required to prove legal guardianship for students who are not residing with their parents.
Examples of acceptable vital statistics are as follows:
New registrations are submitted by parents/guardians online via the Clive School website under Registration.
When registering your child, it is very important that you use correct legal names (as seen on the vital statistics document). You will be asked to upload a scan/photo of the document when you register your child the first time at Clive School. Since a student’s academic record is linked to this information, registering under a different name may result in incomplete academic records for later use in post-secondary placement and employment resumes.
Age of Admission to Kindergarten
Every child in the attendance area who has attained the age of five (5) years on or before the last day of December of the school year may attend.
Legal proof of the student’s name, citizenship and birth date are required the first time that the student registers in a Wolf Creek school.
The kindergarten program is a four hundred seventy five (475) hour program.
Busing for Kindergarten students: When you register your child for school, you will be asked if you’d like to request a bus registration form. For more registration information visit the Wolf Creek Public Schools Transportation Services website. Click here:
You can also call them directly at 403-785-0726, or contact via email :
transportation@wolfcreek.ab.ca
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2022-23 Clive School Student Fees Information:
PARENTS: Fees will be charged per field trip, and permission forms will be submitted, on-line via Parent Portal (Rycor). Parents will be informed by the teachers regarding the details (including fees, based on cost recovery) for each activity. The following information is just to inform you of approximate costs for field trips during the school year.
Kindergarten field trips: $75.00 (educational field trips approximate cost per student)
Grade 1-9 field trips:: $50.00 (educational field trips approximate cost per student)
Options User fees:
Master Chef Cooking Option $25 per term (one term only; to cover part of the cost of
cooking supplies i.e. food)
Music Option: $25 for musical instrument upkeep- one payment per student per year
School Social Worker
At Clive School we strive to meet our students’ individual needs. Our School Social Worker provides assistance to students and their families experiencing difficulties at school, home, or in the community. Please call the school (403-784-3354) if you would like to access this program.
School Photos
Smart Photography will be taking school photos this year. Photos will be used for the yearbook and photo packages will be available to parents for purchase.
School Newsletter
A newsletter will be made available each month, usually on the last Wednesday. To access newsletters, please visit the Clive School website: clive.wolfcreek.ab.ca
We encourage not-for-profit community groups to advertise events in our monthly newsletters. Please have information to the school office at least one week prior to the last Wednesday of the month.
Transportation of Students in Private Vehicles
RE: Wolf Creek Policy Administration Procedure No. 565- Transportation of Students in Private Vehicles
On the occasion that private vehicle transportation (parents or staff) is required, certain guidelines must be met. Please see the Wolf Creek Public Schools website to view Procedure 565 for details. A current copy of the Volunteer Driver Authorization Form (565-1) as well as a copy of the certificate of insurance showing $2 million liability must be on file at the school each year.
Clive School Council
The School Council’s mandate is to work toward ensuring the best possible education for all students within that school. The School Council provides a structure in which parents, principal, teachers, students and community members can talk about education in their community. The School Council is also a vehicle by which everyone in the school community has a voice in educational issues, and parental input is encouraged and valued. Some of the roles and responsibilities of the School Council are: to focus on the best interest of all students, maintain high ethical standards, actively seek and represent the views of the school community, and inform and involve the school community.
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Clothing
School Dress
Physical Education
Health and Well-being of Students and Staff
If parents have any particular medical concerns regarding their child’s health, please communicate any concerns with the child’s teacher, as well as outlining this information clearly on the annual online student registration update form.
In exceptional circumstances, students may be assisted with their medication at school. Please see the Wolf Creek Public Schools website, Administrative Procedure 316, for details. A current year parent and physician form (Form 316-1) must be on file at the school.
Head Lice
We request that parents occasionally check their children for head lice. This will prevent an outbreak of head lice at the school.
Wolf Creek Administrative Procedure 318 outlines our district’s information regarding head lice.
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Clive School Teachers have access to their students’ medical information that is recorded in the PowerSchool system. We do our best to share pertinent medical information with staff members who need to know. Medical information should be updated on the Student Profile/Registration forms that are filled out by parents at the beginning of each school year. To ensure that our records are up-to-date and accurate, please inform the school office of any emergent medical concerns.
Nutrition
There are vending machines in the junior high end of the school. Healthier snacks are available for purchase, as well as juice and water.
Clive School (Parent) Council provides the opportunity for students to participate in the hot lunch program. Hot Lunch will be available on a pre-order basis starting in the fall. Hot lunch may be ordered online via Parent Portal. Parents will be informed via email when hot lunch is available to order. Thank you to our Clive School Council for supporting our school with the hot lunch program!
Each morning, nutritious food and juice items are served (free of charge) by volunteers. This program is available to all staff and students. Watch the Clive School monthly newsletters for more information. We greatly appreciate the volunteers who organize and run the Breakfast Program! What a great way to start our days.
Grade 6 Outdoor Camp- Camp Evergreen
For many years, our grade six students have joined other grade six classes from Wolf Creek schools to experience Outdoor Camp at Camp Evergreen near Sundre, Alberta. This camp offers students the opportunity to enjoy outdoor activities together and meet new friends from other schools. The camp runs for three days (two nights) in June, and cost for each student is approximately $190 per student. Parent volunteers (4 or 5) are needed and are charged a reduced camp fee to supplement their food costs at camp.
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Emergency Response Plan/ Inclement Weather
In striving to provide a safe, secure and caring school environment, a response plan for emergencies that may occur has been developed. This plan is explained to students and reviewed throughout the year. Becoming familiar with the Clive School Emergency Response Plan and its importance is taken very seriously by administration and staff. Evacuation and lockdown drills are scheduled periodically throughout the year in order to ensure that all students and staff members react appropriately should an emergency occur.
A decision on non-operation of school buses and the closing of the school will be made prior to 6:30 AM. School closures and bus cancellations will be announced on the Wolf Creek website www.wolfcreek.ab.ca , via Auto Phone Alerts from the Wolf Creek District Office, as well as radio stations (Sunny 94, Zed 99, Big 105 and CKGY) all prior to 6:45 AM. For further information, see Wolf Creek Administrative Procedure 132, Closure of Schools Due to Inclement Weather.
In the event of school closure due to inclement weather, all after-school activities and school related meetings will be cancelled. Other activities may be cancelled at the principal’s discretion, e.g. sporting events and rehearsals.
School Volunteers
The Wolf Creek School Division acknowledges that school volunteers, through their donation of time and talent, provide a valuable contribution to the successful operation of the school. Volunteer screening and risk management are critical aspects of duty of care relevant to the success of having school based volunteers.
Effective September 2018, Wolf Creek School Division requires that all school volunteers complete a vulnerable sector check prior to volunteering. Administrative Procedure 490 may be reviewed by parents on the Wolf Creek Public Schools website. People who wish to volunteer may also drop in at the school office to pick up a Volunteer Package. These include a Volunteer Application form as well as a Criminal Record Check and Declaration form and Vulnerable Sector Check application, which can be brought to a local RCMP detachment where they will conduct the check at no charge. We will keep Vulnerable Sector checks on file at the school for 3 years.
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Student Information
The school will not be responsible for any lost, damaged, or stolen items. Students who choose to bring money or valuables to school are reminded to store them safely with themselves or locked in their lockers.
It is recommended that personal items such as cell phones and personal devices be secured in lockers, as Clive School cannot be held responsible for students’ lost or missing items. Students (mostly in junior high) who own locks purchased from Clive School in previous years may continue to use them on their lockers. Red-faced locks may be obtained from Clive School for a $5.00 deposit. At the end of the student’s time at Clive School, they are to be returned to the school and the $5 will be refunded. It is an individual choice whether a student wishes to use a lock or not, but NO personal locks are allowed. If a personal lock is found on a locker, it will be removed.
Students are required to stay on the school grounds during breaks. Those who wish to leave the school grounds during lunch /noon break are required to have a parental permission slip on file. This “Permission to Leave School Grounds” form will be sent home with junior high students in September for parents to sign and return.
Please note: the Skate/Ramp Park is out of bounds during the school day.
Students in grades K-6 will be expected to go outside at recess and noon hour unless inclement weather has resulted in the calling of an "inside" recess or noon hour. Children who are too ill to go outside at recess and noon hour are normally too ill to be at school. During “inside” days, students will participate in supervised activities in their classrooms during recess breaks.
Expectations for student behavior at school extend to conduct on the bus.
If a student is not going to be on the bus, it is the parent’s responsibility to ensure the bus drivers are aware of this. (Arrangements for bus absences or extra riders must be made ahead of time and cannot be made through the school office.)
For more information regarding transportation and busing procedures, and to register online for rural busing service, visit the Wolf Creek Public Schools website at www.wolfcreek.ab.ca and click on School Division>Transportation.
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All students in Grades five through nine have Chromebooks assigned to them and this diminishes the need for personal devices in the classroom. Students who bring cell phones into class are to abide by the teacher’s cell phone procedures. If abuse of those procedures occurs then cell phone privileges will be lost and cell phones will be left on the teacher's desk for a period of time. If continued abuse occurs, then parents will be notified and cell phone use could be discontinued for those particular students. Absolutely no pictures or videos are allowed to be taken without the permission of all people in the picture or video. Students are encouraged to store their personal devices in their locked lockers when they are not using them, as Clive School cannot be held responsible for lost or damaged personal devices.
If it is essential that parents contact their child immediately, they can phone the school office and we can call to the classroom directly, or get a message to your child.
**The use of video or picture taking with cell phones in the bathrooms or change rooms is strictly prohibited, and severe consequences could result as it pertains to privacy issues.
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Clive School Code of Conduct
School Motto: “Learning Together For Life”
Statement of Purpose: Clive School
At Clive School we value a positive and responsive learning environment that optimizes student learning and success. Clive School is committed to providing an environment free from bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence. With the combined responsibility of all of the school’s stakeholders; school trustees, school staff, students, parents, and community partners; a safe, caring, respectful and inclusive learning environment is possible to achieve.
The Clive School Code of Conduct is intended to establish and maintain an appropriate balance between individual and collective rights, freedoms, and responsibilities in the school community. Our purpose is to promote student learning, growth and understanding as well as ensure that students possess a strong connection to their schools as welcoming, caring, respectful and safe places focused on their individual success. This Clive School Code of Conduct will be reviewed annually and be publicly available on the school’s website.
Statement Regarding the Alberta Human Rights Act (AHRA)
In accordance with Wolf Creek Board Policy 19, at all schools within Wolf Creek School Division No. 72, an attitude of respect for each other is fostered and nurtured amongst all members of the broadly based school community and members of the general public who may attend at schools, or school supported or sponsored functions. Acceptable behaviors must be consistent with the avoidance of discrimination, as discrimination is defined by the Alberta Human Rights Act. AHRA prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual's race, color, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, source of income or sexual orientation. Discrimination or bullying of any form, including but not limited to the use of electronic media, at any school or school supported or sponsored functions is not acceptable.
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Responsibilities of Students, Parents and Staff
Student Conduct Expectations:
The Clive School Code of Conduct establishes expectations, interventions and possible consequences for student behaviour. Students will be held accountable for unacceptable behaviour and conduct that occurs both inside and outside of the school building or school day, if the conduct negatively affects a member of the school or interferes with the school environment. Behavior may include use of electronic means (e.g. social media).
Students have a responsibility to respect the rights and dignity of others and to become actively and productively involved in their own academic learning and social growth. Students are valued and contributing members of their school community and accept the responsibility for their behaviour while at school, at school sponsored activities, or while engaging in other non-school activities that have a direct influence on maintaining a welcoming, caring, respectful, and safe learning environment in the school. While school staff are not able to control what students do outside of school, when the behaviour has impact on the school environment, there may be consequences or interventions for inappropriate behaviour. Students shall comply with the School Code of Conduct and the requirements of section 12 of the Education Act as outlined below:
Acceptable Behaviour:
In accordance with Part 3, Division 1, Section 31 of the Education Act and the School Code of Conduct, a student, as a partner in education, has the responsibility to:
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Unacceptable Behaviour:
Minor Offences: Small conflicts or minor offences will be dealt with on the spot or in a timely manner by staff members.
Minor offences may include:
Major Offences: Will be mediated with staff and student(s) and in most cases involve administration.
Major offences may include:
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Major Offences may result in the suspension and/or expulsion of students as per Section 36 of the Alberta School Act which states:
Suspension 36(1) A teacher or a principal may suspend a student in accordance with subsection (2) or (3) if in the opinion of the teacher or principal (a) the student has failed to comply with section 31, (b) the student has failed to comply with the code of conduct established under section 33(2), (c) the student’s conduct, whether or not the conduct occurs within the school building or during the school day, is injurious to the physical or mental well-being of others in the school, or 2012 Section 37 Chapter E-0.3 EDUCATION ACT 42 (d) the student has distributed an intimate image of another person in the circumstances described in section 1(1.1). (2) A teacher may suspend a student from one class period. (3) A principal may suspend a student (a) from school, (b) from one or more class periods or courses, (c) from transportation provided under section 59, or (d) from any school-related activity.
Consequences of unacceptable behaviour will take into account the student’s age, maturity and/ or individual circumstances. Support will be provided for any students who are impacted by inappropriate behaviour as well as for students who engage in inappropriate behaviour. Although the code of conduct will address issues such as consequences for unacceptable behaviour, the primary focus of the Clive School Code of Conduct is to help students learn how to communicate effectively, resolve conflict, tolerance, understanding, develop empathy and become positive citizens both within and outside of the school community.
Clive School Supports and Interventions
Description:
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A pyramid of supports addresses how Clive School creates a safe and caring environment and positive school climate in which structure, support and encouragement is provided to assist the student in understanding the importance of education, and developing a sense of self-discipline and responsibility while making a positive contribution to society. Click here to view Clive’s Intervention Pyramid.
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Conduct Expectations:
Parent(s) and guardian(s) are partners with respect to their child(ren)’s education. Part 3, Division 1, Section 31 of the Education Act states a parent has the prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be provided to the parent’s child, and as a partner in education, has the responsibility to:
Staff Conduct Expectations:
Staff members are partners in the education of the students. WCPS staff have various codes of conduct that they must comply with that stipulate standards of professional practise expected to be demonstrated by teachers and support staff.
Definitions that Pertain to the School Code of Conduct
Bullying behaviours are a form of aggression and can be:
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Responsibilities of Wolf Creek Public Schools
Wolf Creek Public Schools has the responsibility to ensure the safety and well-being of all school stakeholders by adhering to the:
References
Alberta Education Act (January 2020)
Alberta Human Rights Act (2015)
Alberta Human Rights Commission (2017)
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Traffic Safety
Parent Drop Off of Students in the Morning
Parent Pick up of Students in the Afternoon
Children Walking and Riding to School
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Junior High Awards
Following are the student awards implemented at Clive School:
Clive Character Awards
Students will be selected for this award for consistently demonstrating the following traits:
Honors Awards
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Athletic Awards
Academic Diligence Awards
This award is granted to students who have worked diligently and demonstrated hard work and perseverance with their studies. This student may not achieve high academic standards, but consistently works to the best of his or her ability, and has not achieved “honors”.
Clive School Appropriate Use Policy RE: Use of Technology at Clive School
The Chromebooks (Gr. 5-9) are provided to students for their use during the school day to enhance their learning in the classroom and to develop the skills they need today and in the future. Inappropriate use (willful damage) will result in students paying for the damages and this will be communicated with their parents.
Students will be taught appropriate use guidelines in order that they fully understand the expectations and how to use the available technology responsibly. Therefore, inappropriate internet use by individual students will result in logical consequences so the behaviour will hopefully be altered in the future.
***************************************************************************************Final Note
Please do not hesitate to give the school office a call if you have any questions, concerns or comments. We are here to work with you to ensure the best years for your family while your children are at Clive School! Let’s work together to make this happen!
Yours for Clive Students,
Clive School Staff
Clive School Calendar of Events 2022-23
August 2022
September 2022
October 2022
November 2022
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December 2022
January 2023
February 2023
March 2023
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April 2023
May 2023
June 2023
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Provincial Achievement Test
Schedule
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